Jazz Articles about Stephan Crump

About Stephan Crump

Radio & Podcasts

Stephan Crump, Amalie Dahl & Wadada Leo Smith

by Maurice Hogue
September 28, 2026

After considering whether or not he was now an empty-nesters--his two boys were not at home--bassist Stephan Crump started investigating the nesting practice of birds and eventually that began to inform his composing. His new striking album, Passerine, is the result. Master trumpet player Wadada Leo Smith's inspiration for his new Constellations And Hemispheres was the movement of light. Four different ensembles appear with Wadada on another piece of musical poetry. Danish saxophonist and now Oslo resident Amalie Dahl has ...

Live Review

Otherlands Trio at BOP STOP

by John Chacona
July 4, 2026

Otherlands Trio BOP STOP at the Music SettlementCleveland, OHJune 18, 2026 Cleveland's New Ghosts presenting organization was named in honor of Albert Ayler, perhaps the city's most notable jazz player. That said, any notion that the astonishing, two-hour concert by Otherlands Trio--bassist Stephan Crump, Darius Jones on alto saxophone, and drummer Eric McPherson--was intended as a tribute concert is pure speculation. But at times, one had to wonder. Start with Jones, whose sound ...

Album Review

Otherlands Trio with Stephan Crump, Darius Jones, Eric McPherson: Star Mountain

Read "Star Mountain" reviewed by Don Phipps

by Don Phipps
January 5, 2026

The Otherlands Trio's Star Mountain presents five cerebral improvisations that unfold along abstract lines, utilizing staggered syncopation that seamlessly blends with nuanced passages, both soft and loud. The album feels at times like it will break into something more freewheeling, but the musicians instead choose patient moves that deliver creative phrases filled with unexpected twists and turns. This is the first outing by the trio comprised of Stephan Crump (bass), Darius Jones (alto sax) and Eric McPherson (drums), ...

Album Review

Stephan Crump: Slow Water

Read "Slow Water" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
October 24, 2024

Ispirato al libro della giornalista scientifica Erica Gies intitolato Water Always Wins e commissionato dalla Shifting Foundation, Slow Water mostra ancora una volta, se mai fosse necessario, come Stephan Crump sia da considerarsi figura di prima grandezza della scena improvvisativa statunitense, non solo come partner di lusso o co-leader, ma come autore di progetti a proprio nome che lasciano il segno. Come il disco in questione, quasi settanta minuti di magie sonore organizzati in forma di suite e interpretati da ...

Radio & Podcasts

Stephan Crump, Josh Johnson, Julien Knowles, Tomasz Dabrowski & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 5, 2024

"Two" is the thread running through this episode of Mondo Jazz, two albums of rare depth by Stephan Crump, two members of the Koppel family, two remarkable musicians at the center of the new LA scene, Josh Johnson and Julien Knowles, and two trumpet players to keep an eye, and ear, on, Knowles and Tomasz Dabrowski. A set that is pairful and suspenseful! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & ...

Radio & Podcasts

Stephan Crump: What Does Water Want?

by David Bixler
May 8, 2024

Slow Water is the latest release from bassist and composer Stephan Crump. In this ambitious 67 minute work, Crump explores how society uses water and addresses the question “What does water want?" as proposed by Erica Gies in her 2022 book Water Always Wins. For this project he assembled a new ensemble comprised of musicians with which he had little previous history with the goal of creating both a band and music that flowed in an improvisatory manner similar to ...

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Album Review

Stephan Crump: Slow Water

Read "Slow Water" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 4, 2024

Bassist-composer Stephan Crump's sonic odyssey Slow Water is a profound exploration of the essence and myriad forms of water. It goes beyond merely depicting its physical flow; rather, it delves into the symbolic and existential significances that water holds. This project emerges as a creative masterwork, reflecting Crump's deep contemplation of humanity's intricate relationship with this elemental force. Inspired by a lifetime of individual experiences and societal observations, Crump crafts an album that is both thought-provoking and sonically captivating.